MENU_ITEM_NEW(3) | Library Functions Manual | MENU_ITEM_NEW(3)

# NAME

free_item, new_item — create or delete menu item

# LIBRARY

Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

int
free_item(ITEM *item);

ITEM *
new_item(char *name, char *description);

# DESCRIPTION

The free_item() function destroys the item and frees all allocated storage for that item. The new_item() allocates storage for a new item then copies in the item name and description for the new item. A pointer to the newly created item is returned to the caller.

# RETURN VALUES

The new_item() function returns NULL on failure, the free_item() returns one of the following error values:

E_OK
  The function was successful.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
  One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.

# SEE ALSO

curses(3), menus(3)

# NOTES

The header <menu.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.

September 10, 1999 | NetBSD 7.2